Warner Bros. Discovery and Viacom18 announced today a new multi-year agreement that will make JioCinema India the new streaming home of HBO, Max Original, and Warner Bros. content beginning next month.
The collaboration, which includes exclusive content rights across digital and linear platforms, represents a significant step forward for both entities as they seek to provide audiences with unrivaled world-class content.
The agreement sees Viacom18 offer an unrivaled content slate to its users in India across linear channels and the JioCinema streaming service, spanning thousands of hours of some of the best and most popular series and movies from around the world.
HBO Originals, Max Originals, and Warner Bros. Television series will debut on JioCinema on the same day as the U.S.
Current and future seasons of HBO’s globally acclaimed series such as ‘House of The Dragon’, ‘The Last of Us’, ‘Succession’, and ‘The White Lotus’, as well as returning seasons of ‘True Detective: Night Country’, ‘Euphoria’, ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’, and ‘Perry Mason’, are included in the agreement.
The agreement also includes highly anticipated HBO Original series such as ‘The Idol’, ‘White House Plumbers’, ‘The Sympathizer’, and ‘The Regime’.
Furthermore, HBO’s acclaimed series and documentaries, such as ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Sex & The City’, ‘Big Little Lies’, ‘Chernobyl’, and ‘Veep’, will be accessible to users.
Max Original series including, ‘And Just Like That…, Peacemaker’, and ‘The Flight Attendant’, highly anticipated premieres such as ‘Dune: The Sisterhood’, ‘The Batman spinoff The Penguin’, and ‘Duster’, from ’J.J. Abrams’ and ‘LaToya Morgan’, as well as much-loved Warner Bros. Television series like ‘East New York’ and ‘Gotham Knights’ are also part of the offering.
Future Warner Bros. blockbuster movies and a vast film library including the ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘DC Universe’ movies, as well kids’ animation titles like ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ and ‘Tom and Jerry Kids’ will also be available on JioCinema.
Clement Schwebig, President, of Indiaa, Southeast Asia, and Korea, Warner Bros. Discovery, said “Warner Bros. Discovery’s brands are incredibly popular across India, and we are pleased to partner with Viacom18 to bring our premium HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros. content to local fans. This new agreement demonstrates our commitment to South Asia as we seek to entertain audiences across more platforms, and further strengthens the scale of our regional business as a whole.”
Ferzad Palia, Head – SVOD & International Business, Viacom18, said “JioCinema has become the biggest platform for live sports. We are now on a mission to build the most magnetic destination for entertainment for all Indians. The strategic partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery is a big milestone in our journey to offer the best of Hollywood content to our elite consumers. We believe that Warner Bros. Discovery sets the global standards for premium content and this partnership allows us to create the best and the most comprehensive destination for our users.”